Race game



Sept. 15, 1931. E. c. BREWER, JR

RACE GAME Ffledlatqh 21; 1928 2' Sheets-Shut. 1

Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES EVERETT o. BREWER, JR,

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Application filed March 21,

vide a race game which can be operated or manipulated by several-difl'erent people so that the racing element or device of one of such people may win the race.

Another object of the invention is to provide various structural features of advantage in a device of this kind. In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the race game embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line 22 in Fig. 1;

Figs. 3, 4:, 5 and 6 are views of details of construction, Fig. 4 being taken on line tl in Fig. 8, Fig. 5 being taken on line 5-5 in Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 being taken on 6-6 in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings I show a device comprising a base 1 which is preferably made elliptical in form. This base 1 is provided with a plurality of bands 2, 2. These bands 2 are endless so that each one may have a complete movable element which may be moved around the base 1, being to such end mounted in grooves 3, 3. Each band 2 is preferably provided with a racing element or device, such for example as a horse 4 l) Each horse may be mounted on its band by some suitable device, an advantageous arrangement being to mount the horse 4 on a curved spring 5. This permits the horse to have a certain amount of movement or action relatively to the band which carries it, and thus the band may impart motion to the horse.

The movable bands and the racing elements are provided with means by which each band may be moved or actuated independently, so as to cause its longitudinal movement relatively to the base 011 which said bands are mounted. Thus by independently actuating these bands, they may be caused to travel and the racing elements which they carry, such as the horses 4, will be caused to travel independently around the race track.

For actuating the device and imparting PATENT OFFICE OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS GAME 1928. Serial No. 263,258.

movement to the racing devices or elements, there is provided a rock shaft 7, which is located in a recess near the bottom of the board 1 and has the upturned ends 8 and 9. The

end 9 is provided with a suitable terminal in forming projecting shoulders or abutments.

In the same horizontal plane as each of these bands and accommodated in a recess adjacent the groove 3, is a spring ratchet or pawl 16 which serves as a means for driving or moving the band.

The upturned end 8 of the rock shaft 7 is bent at 11 (see Fig. 5) forming a wrist-pin to engage a suitable opening in the end of the pawl 16 for imparting a reciprocating motion thereto, thereby actuating the associated band 2 when the engaging end of the pawl abuts against the shoulders of the teeth 13.

The recess for accommodating the member 16 and the groove 3 forms a fulcrum at 3* to co-operate with the spring-pawl 16 in a well understood manner.

To prevent the band 2 from retrogressing by reason of the frictional contact between it and the pawl 16 in its return movement, there is provided the member 17 which is, like the pawl 16, made of spring material; it is stationarily secured by one of its ends to the side of the groove 3 and its free end engages the teeth 13.

Any convenient number of traveling bands carrying racing elements could be provided, this being shown for competitive purposes, the horse or racing elements carried by these bands may be arranged in alinement as shown in 1. The different actuating devices 9 may'then be operated by different persons and as a consequence, the several bands will be moved and the horse 4: carried thereby will be advanced around the track. The person who succeeds in advancing his band and horse around the track first, wins the race. This requires quick and skillful operation of the actuating levers 9 and so an interesting and exciting amusement is provided, Inasmuch as the outer bands and horses must travel farther than the inner ones, the engagement bounds or punchings 18 must be separated to have distance apart on the several bands.

These distances are greatest in the outermost hand and smallest in the innermost band and vary successively in the intermediate bands. Each band is given the same number of engaging punchings 13, so that each person is required to make the same number of strokes or movements in order to force his racing element around the track.

It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

hat I claim is:

1. A device of the class specified comprising a plurality of endless bands provided with shoulders and a. series of actuating mechanisms each having reciprocable means for engaging said shoulders.

2. In a game device including a baseboard, a series of grooves in said boardeach having a band therein, a racing element 4 operatively attached to each band; ratchet teeth in each band, a spring pawl 16, mounted for reciprocation, associated with each band for engaging the ratchet teeth thereof and actuating means for each pawl.

8. In a game device including a baseboard, a series of grooves in said board each having a band therein, a racing element 4 opera tively attached to each band; ratchet teeth in each band, a spring pawl 16, mounted for reciprocation, associated with each band for engaging the ratchet teeth thereof, a rockeha'ft for each pawl mounted in the bottom of the said board, each rock-shaft having upturned ends, one of said ends operatively connected to the said spring pawl and the other said upturned end having a handle thereon for manually rocking the said shaft, thereby actuating the associated band.

4. In a race game including a baseboard, a series of grooves in the said board, a band in each groove, the grooves and the associated hands being concentric and parallel to each other and laid somewhat in the form of an oval, resulting in each successive band being of proportionately greater linear extent toward the outside ;'ratchet teeth formed in the bands. the entire extent thereof, the teeth in each band bein of equal number, each successive band having the said teeth formed in proportionately greater pitch or distances apart to agree with the correspondingly increasing linear extent of the bands.

5. In a game device including a baseboard, a series of grooves in said board each having a band therein, a racing element 4 operatively attached to each band; ratchet teeth in each band, a spring pawl 16, mounted for reciprocation, assoclated with each band for engaging the ratchet teeth thereof, means for preventing reverse motion of the said bands and actuating means for each pawl.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 10th day of March, A. D. 1928.

EVERETT C. BREWVER, JR.

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